Man said wife stabbed him as he watched TV

A man fell asleep while watching TV Sunday, only to be awakened by his wife, who sprayed an unknown liquid in his face and stabbed him in the head, police said.

Margaret M. Green, 54, of 84 Cedar St., was ordered held without bail yesterday in Dudley District Court pending a hearing on Friday Nov. 23 to determine her dangerousness to the community.Mrs. Green was charged with assault to murder and two counts each of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery.The man said he managed to take away the knife, but his wife retrieved another knife while he was on the phone with the dispatcher, the police report said.

In addition to two stab wounds to his head, the man also had two bite wounds from the altercation, police said.

The alleged victim, who was treated for his injuries at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, said he did not know why he was attacked.

Police said Mrs. Green answered the door when they arrived. Her left hand was bleeding from lacerations and she was holding pressure on the wound with a paper towel.

She was read her rights, and a paramedic helped her with her hand injury.

Police and a paramedic tended to the husband, who was upstairs, the report said.